Car replacer



Nov. l2, 1929. v L, B, SEE 1,735,360

GARREPLACER Filed May 2. 1928 uuml Patented Nov. 12, 1929 UNITED sTATEsLEE SEE, F CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND CAR REPLACER i Appiicauon nea May 2,i928. seriai No. 274,562.

Another object of the invention is to sok form the car replacer that,when in position for use, it may be veryfirmly held in place andprevented from accidentally being moved longitudinally of a rail or awayfrom the saine transversely thereof. f l f Another object of theinvention is to provide a device of this character which may he placedeither in front of or behind the wheels of a derailed car and guide thewheels onto therails. H n

Anotheryobject of the invention is to so form the car replacer that itwill be 'very ystrong but at the same time comparatively light in weightand also to permit waterfto pass through its intermediate yportion andthereby prevent it from being subjected to pressure which might move itout of its proper yposition if a track is flooded and a stream of'wateris flowing across the track.

y Another object of they invention is to so proportionthe car replacerthatwhcn in 3Q place, it will not prevent the wheels of a car upon thetrack from moving along the track past the replacer and also to preventdanger ofthe replacer being tilted away from a rail n yout of an uprightposition when in use. The invention is illustratedin the accompanyingdrawing, whereinY q Figure l is a top plan View showing the replacer inoperative relation to a portion of a track; f 4 y 40 Fig. 2 is a viewshowing the replacer in side elevation and the ties of a track uponwhich it n rests yin section; f i Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional viewtaken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of thereplacer yand a portion of the track. y n

The replacer, which is indicated in general by the numeral l, is formedof metal havingr suflicient strength to support the weight of 5 a carWithout danger of its breaking and is rjacent opposite sides thereof andbite into the preferably of such length that when in use it will extendacross three of the ties 2 which support the rails 3 of a track with itsends resting upon two of the ties and its intermediate portion supportedupon a tie, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

, By an inspection of Fig. 2, it will be seen that the body portion ofthe replacer is formed with a flat under face which extends in an yevenplane throughout its length and also in an even plane throughout itswidth, as shown in Fig. 3, so that it has a wide bearing surface whichrests upon the upper faces of the ties. This body is relatively wide andwhen in place occupies practically the entire distance from the outeredge of the base of a rail to the outer ends of the ties, and therefore,it will be well supported and when in use there will be no danger of thepressure exerted bythe weight of a car causing the replacer to tilt outof an operative position. Spurs 4t and 5 extend downwardly from theintermediate and end portions ofthe body adties, asshowniin Figs. 2 and3, so that the 5 replacer will'be iirinly anchored to the ties andprevented from movingout of its proper position relative to a rail. Itshould be noted l that the spurs 5 extend downwardly at an inwardincline so that they will very effectively serve Lto prevent thereplacer from being f forced longitudinally of the track when it isinuse.'y l` f The body portion of the replacer increases inthicknessfrom its ends towards its intermediate portion therebyproviding the replacer withaii upper surface having its end y portions 6sloping upwardly from its ends towards its intermediate portion7 whichis disposed in a horizontal plane substantially parallel to the underface of the body.

kGrooves Sfextend longitudinally of the replacer in the upper surfacethereof andhave their outer ends openingthrough the ends of the body andtheir innerend portions extending across the fiat intermediate portion 7ofthe upper surface of the body.

.It should be noted that the inner end portions of these grooves arecurved outwardly and disposedin crossed and intersecting relation toeach other and open through the side edge faces oi" the body.V'lherefore, when the flange or' a car Wheel is engaged in one or thegrooves and moved longitudinally therein, it will be guided towards aside ot' the body as it approaches the intermediate yportion ther-sotand niaypa'ss out or the `groove onto the rail of the track. lt shouldbe further noted that the grooves decrease in depth from the ends or'the body towards theinner ends of the grooves and thattheintermedate'portion ot the body is of such thickness that when thereplacer is in use its intermediate p ortion will be of approximatelythe saine depth' as the depth of a rail of a standard construction. Thisis "clearly shown in Fig. 3 and referring to' this ligureV it ivi-'ll beseen thanwvhen the Wheel reaohes the inner end of a groove, it will bein proper position to move easilyc upon Jthe tread face o' the head' of'a rail and at such an eleif'ation that it can easily ride'o'nto therail. P cesses S-are 'formed at the sides of the 'pace of the body ndare of su a depth tha-` when the` replacer iscin use a p' the base of arail may be snugly received in one of' the recesses and thereby retainthe replacer parallel to the rail "with the interino, diateportion ofitsside edge face in tlat con-Y tasting engagement with a side face' ofthe head of a rail. Since the rigores S lead from both ends of the body,the i piacer may be set in place either in iront o'foi n back o Wheel ofa car to replaced and since grooves are formed adjacent 'a'ch side edgeof the body the replacer may be used at either side of a tracl; .withequal facility a'nd no special car the" end cY y bod Vthat it ci whichmustv be exercised when setting" it in place. l should be further notedthat When the device is in use tl'ie lgroovey v' vhich receives the of aWheel is lclose tothe rail and the replacer for the greater portion otits Width projects outwardly troni the lvleel towards tie". Therefore,the r 5 1"cer 'will be very hrinly supported 21nd tl .vill be no d' r orthe pressure e cited by the tv-eight ol causing it to tnt out oitoperative plbA/.

In order to reduce theweight of the re placer and permit it to be easilyhandled, there has been provided an openifr or passage l() whichextendsthe full vv h of the v" and-is 'oi greater length than the 'flatinte 'odiate portion? of upper sur the body. This opening or passage isvi 'depth t' Xf'ads its ends thereby p thev pass and loii'er and l2, t

to heavy Y not only 'reduces the WeiOl ofthe replacer so be asily caradily'lgras'ped when it is to be lifted .l 'provides passage through ter*flow tiret-rasa is flood@ it to be re :and

tion of but also permits and a stream oiC rapidly flowing Water ismovtransversely across the track. This permits the replacer to be easilymoved towards a rail into proper position tor use after it has been setupon the end portions of the ties to support it. Recesses 13 are formedin the edge faces o1l the replacer so that it may be easily grasped whenit is to be moved longitudinally of the ties into proper engagement witha rail or it is desired to slide the replacer along theV ground out or'the Way when it is not in use and temporarily placed upon the ground andopenings lll are formed in the Wall l2 so that the replacer may besuspended upon pins rojecting from a Working car and thereby duspe'nde'dout' of the Way but in such position that it can be easily reached whenneeded.

Having thus described the `ii'iventio'n, I claim:

l. car replacer comprising an elongated body increased `in thicknessfrom ,its ends towards its intermediate portion and having itsintermediate portion of an even thickness to provide the upper surface'of the body With a iiat intermediate portion and sloping end portions,the said upper surface of the body haw/ing Y longitudinally extendinggroei/es formed therein gradually slopingA tovards the sides of the bodyfrom its ends `and having having longitudinally extending grooves formedtherein gradually slo jing towards the, sides of the lbody from its endsand havingA their inner end portions curved outwardly across theYintermediate portion of the upper surface che-body in crossed relationto each otherfand opening through aside edge of the b'ody,theinterme'di'ate portion of i the body being or a thicknessapproiiimately corresponding to the height of a rail along one side'vhieh the replacer is to be disposed When in use and the groovesgradually de;

creasing Ain depth 'from the 'ends of the bodyvv to their inner ends.

3. Acalr replacer compri' `ngfan elongated body increased inktlifickne's's from itsfends towards its` intermediate rtion 'andh'avinb its intermediate po 'tionof 'an even: thickness to provide theupper surface of the' botlyjv'ith nat intermediate sloping end portions,the lood'y being 'relatively nvide and adjacentvone side having itslippe'i snr,-

aee formedy with longitudinally extending e the iqn'persnrface 'of thebor y with grooves leading from its ends and having their inner endportions curved outwardly across the fiat intermediate port-ion ot theupper surface in crossed and intersecting relation to each other andopening through the adjacent side edge face of the body.

4. A car replacer comprising an elongated body increased in thicknessfrom its ends towards its intermediate portion and having itsintermediate portion of an even thickness to provide the upper surfaceof the body with a flat intermediate portion and sloping end portions,the said upper surface of the body having longitudinally extendingrgrooves formedtherein gradually sloping towards the sides of the bodyyfrom its ends and having their inner end portions curved outwardlyacross the flat intermediate portion of the upper surface of the body incrossed relation to each other and opening through a side edge face ofthe body, the intermediate portion of the body being of a thicknessapproximately corresponding to the height of a rail along one side ofwhich the replacer is to ybe disposed when in use and the under tace otthe body having a recess along its intersection with the said side edgeface to receive the side edge portion of the base of a rail.

5. A car replacer comprising an elongated body increased in thicknessfrom its ends towards its intermediate portion and having itsintermediate y portion formed with spaced upper and lower walls and openat its sides between the walls to provide an opening f through theintermediate portion of the body, the upper face of the body havinggrooves formed longitudinally therein and leading 7. A car replacercomprising an elongated body increased in thickness from its endstowards its intermediate portion and having its intermediate portionformed with spaced upper and lower walls and open at its sides Y betweenthe walls to provide an opening through the intermediate portion of thebody,

the upper face of the body having grooves formed longitudinally thereinand leading from the ends of the body with their inner end portionscurved outwardly across the in-` termediate portion of the body incrossed and intersecting relation to each other and opening through theadjacent side edge face of fthe body, and anchoring prongs extendingfrom the ends of the body with their inner e end portions curvedoutwardly across the intermediate portion of the bodyin crossed andintersecting relation to each other and opening through the adjacentside edge face of the body. j f. n

6. A car replacer comprising an elongated body increased in thicknessfrom its ends towards its intermediate portion and having itsintermediate portion formed with spaced upper and lower walls and openat its sides between the walls to provide an opening through theintermediate portion' of the body, the upper tace of the body havinggrooves formed longitudinally.therein and leading from the endsof thekbody with their inner end pory tionsgcurved outwardly across theintermediate portion of the bodyin crossed and intersecting relation toeach other and opening through the adjacent side edge ktace of the body,the lower Wall of the intermediate portion of the body having openingsformed therein whereby the replacer may be' suspended from supportingpins when` not in` use `and theside edgesof the body having tiri#ger-receiving recessesy formed therein adjaterme'diate portion.

v cent-'opposite ends of the opening in its in-

